Police say two more people died in the hard-hit Hawke's Bay area in circumstances related to the cyclone, raising the death toll to 11.
A view of flood damage in the the aftermath of cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.abc.net.au/news/cyclone-death-toll-in-new-zealand-rises-to-11-recovery/101995488The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand has climbed to 11 as thousands of people remained missing a week after the storm struck the country's North Island.
On Sunday, police said two more people had died in the hard-hit Hawke's Bay area in circumstances related to the cyclone, raising the death toll to 11. Some 5,608 people remained uncontactable across the country, while 1,196 had registered they were safe.Recovery teams are working around the clock to carry out rapid building assessments on damaged homes in the coastal areas of Muriwai and Piha, about 60 kilometres west of the nation's largest city, Auckland.
Helicopters have delivered critical supplies to communities stranded by the cyclone, which washed away farms, bridges and livestock and inundated homes.
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